[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: fix typos and inaccuracies (mlx4/mlx5)

Olga Shern olgas at mellanox.com
Mon Dec 14 19:28:19 CET 2015


Signed-off-by: Olga Shern <olgas at mellanox.com>
---
 doc/guides/nics/mlx4.rst             |   10 +++++-----
 doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst             |    4 ++--
 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_2_2.rst |   12 ++++++++++--
 3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/mlx4.rst b/doc/guides/nics/mlx4.rst
index 62f0c31..7757013 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/mlx4.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/mlx4.rst
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ MLX4 poll mode driver library
 =============================
 
 The MLX4 poll mode driver library (**librte_pmd_mlx4**) implements support
-for **Mellanox ConnectX-3 EN** 10/40 Gbps adapters as well as their virtual
-functions (VF) in SR-IOV context.
+for **Mellanox ConnectX-3** and **Mellanox ConnectX-3 Pro** 10/40 Gbps adapters
+as well as their virtual functions (VF) in SR-IOV context.
 
 Information and documentation about this family of adapters can be found on
 the `Mellanox website <http://www.mellanox.com>`_. Help is also provided by
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ long as they share the same MAC address.
 Compiling librte_pmd_mlx4 causes DPDK to be linked against libibverbs.
 
 Features
----------
+--------
 
 - RSS, also known as RCA, is supported. In this mode the number of
   configured RX queues must be a power of two.
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Limitations
 - RSS always includes L3 (IPv4/IPv6) and L4 (UDP/TCP). They cannot be
   dissociated.
 - Hardware counters are not implemented (they are software counters).
-- Secondary process RX is not supported
+- Secondary process RX is not supported.
 
 Configuration
 -------------
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ devices managed by librte_pmd_mlx4.
 
       modprobe -a ib_uverbs mlx4_en mlx4_core mlx4_ib
 
-   Alternatively if MLNX_OFED is fully installed, the follwoing script can
+   Alternatively if MLNX_OFED is fully installed, the following script can
    be run:
 
    .. code-block:: console
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst b/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst
index 1f700fc..b2a12ce 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ MLX5 poll mode driver
 =====================
 
 The MLX5 poll mode driver library (**librte_pmd_mlx5**) provides support for
-**Mellanox ConnectX-4 EN** and **Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx EN** families of
+**Mellanox ConnectX-4** and **Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx** families of
 10/25/40/50/100 Gb/s adapters as well as their virtual functions (VF) in
 SR-IOV context.
 
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ devices managed by librte_pmd_mlx5.
 
       modprobe -a ib_uverbs mlx5_core mlx5_ib
 
-   Alternatively if MLNX_OFED is fully installed, the follwoing script can
+   Alternatively if MLNX_OFED is fully installed, the following script can
    be run:
 
    .. code-block:: console
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_2_2.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_2_2.rst
index c0f3be2..458ce8f 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_2_2.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_2_2.rst
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ Drivers
 
 * **mlx4: Fixed Tx loss after initialization.**
 
-* **mlx4:  Fixed scattered Tx with too many segments.**
+* **mlx4: Fixed scattered Tx with too many segments.**
 
 * **mlx4: Fixed memory registration for indirect mbuf data.**
 
@@ -455,9 +455,12 @@ Known Issues
   PF reset in host side. The workaround is to avoid triggering any PF reset
   events/requests on host side.
 
+* 100G link report support is missing.
+
 * **Mellanox PMDs (mlx4 & mlx5):**
 
-  * PMDs do not support DPDK integrated shared library.
+  * PMDs do not support CONFIG_RTE_BUILD_COMBINE_LIBS and
+    CONFIG_RTE_BUILD_SHARED_LIB simultaneously.
 
   * There is performance degradation for small packets when PMD
     is compiled with SGE_WR_N = 4 compared to the performance when SGE_WR_N = 1.
@@ -467,6 +470,11 @@ Known Issues
   * When a Multicast or Broadcast packet is sent to the SR-IOV mlx4 VF,
     it is returned back to the port.
 
+  * PMDs report "bad" L4 checksum when IP packet is recieved.
+
+  * mlx5 PMD reports "bad" checksum although the packet has "good" checksum.
+    Will be fixed in upcoming MLNX_OFED release.
+
 
 API Changes
 -----------
-- 
1.7.8.2



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